[Effects of pathology of the gastrointestinal system on the state of the mucous membrane of the larynx and pharynx].
The hypophysis on contribution of gastrointestinal pathology to development of chronic pharyngo-laryngitis (CPL) was investigated in the study of 110 patients with catarrhal, hypertrophic, atrophic and mixed CPL (20, 12.7, 27.3, 40% of patients, respectively). Gastroenterological examination revealed gastritis plus gastroduodenitis, gastroduodenal ulcer, biliary and pancreatic disease, combined gastroduodenal pathology in 21.8, 30.9, 20, 27.3% of patients, respectively. Combined therapy including treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, produced stable remission of pharyngo-laryngitis in 97.3% of the patients treated. Thus, it is evident that a close relationship exists between pharyngolaryngeal and gastrointestinal affections.